The dancer's mail is a recurring suit of armor in the Dragon Quest series. Designed for battle dancers, it increases the wearer's evasion rate thanks to its light weight and freedom of movement.

Dancer's mail
Japanese ダンシングメイル
Romaji Danshingu meiru
Old localisations None
Found in Dragon Quest VII
Dragon Quest VIII
Dragon Quest XI
Effect Raises evasion

Appearances edit

Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past edit

The dancer's mail has a defence bonus of +37, a style bonus of +38, and raises the wearer's evasion to 1/6th. Only Maribel and Aishe can wear it.

Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King edit

The Dancer's mail has a Defence bonus of +57, increases evasion rate to 12.5%, and can only be equipped by Angelo, as well as Red in the Nintendo 3DS version. The mail can only be made in the Alchemy Pot. It can be sold for 8,200 gold each for the first five sold, 5,740 each for the sixth through tenth, then only 2,460 gold each from the eleventh onward.

Item Ingredient 1 Ingredient 2 Ingredient 3
 
Dancer's mail
 
Dancer's costume
 
Silver mail
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Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age edit

Dancer's mail  
 
Description
Plate mail that places a premium on mobility, making it easier to evade attacks
Rarity
C
Stats (Base/+1/2/3)
Defence +72/74/77/80
Evasion +4%
Notes
N/A
Price (Buy/Sell) Location
NA/7,000 Fun-Size Forge
Forging Difficulty
2.5
Ingredients
  x3  x2  x2
Characters
   

Gallery edit